Re: No more Winchester guns?

Posted by NC Wayne on March 18, 2006 at 07:59:39 from (152.163.100.74):

In Reply to: No more Winchester guns? posted by jdemaris on March 18, 2006 at 05:49:53:

"Effective March 31,2006 the New Haven mfg facility will close and stop manufacturing the Model 70, 90, and 1300". What your hearing, basically, according to an article in the American Hunter magazine, is this. The US Repeating Arms Company (USRAC), one of the companys that produces Winchester rifles, is owned by Belgin based FN Herstal which also produces both Winchester and Browning firearms. Sales and therefore production from the New Haven facility has dropped by nearly 2/3 in the past three years due to cheap overseas competition. So they've decided to close the plant to save money. USARC was licesened through Olin Corp, the former owner of Winchester to produce these Winchester firearms through 2007. Problem is when they close the New haven facility the three models listed can't be produced anywhere else because of an existing union contract valid through til 2008. After the expiration of that contract production doesn't seem likely either. According to company reps their concentrating more on new products instead of the older ones. In the end it's not "Winchester" as a brand going away, it's just three of their oldest and most popular models. As a brand their still owned by FN Herstal and other models will still be produced in Portugal, Belgium, and Japan.
Basically it's just another case of America selling out to cheap overseas labor...........
This info came from the American Hunter Magazine available theough the NRA. If your not already a member please take the time to sign up and help protect our rights to own any firearm, no matter where their made. Just my .02

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